The Sun. — London, England, 1826-09-06 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. We indulged our readers on Monday last with a descrip tion, such as has been circulated about town, of the new Palace building at the bottom of the Green Park for' his Majesty. We feel, in common with most loyal subjecti, that the King of England is entitled to a convenient and suitable habitation. He ought to have the means of do mestic comfort for himself, and of decorous reception for his own subjects, as well as for distinguished strangers. These two points being sufficiently provided for, due re spect ought then to be had to' other important considera tions. It is one of the characteristics of a despotic Go vernment.' that every thing ;risible or tangible throughout its dominions—above all, that every thing conspicuous and admirable in these works of art which obtrude them selves on public attention, should stand in some direct and intimate relation to the Monarch. All that is beauti ful, or costly, or difficult of execution, is among the mono polies of a barbarous and despotic Sovereign. " This is mine," forms the natural exultation of that whole class of Royal reasoners, who see no perversion of the ends of civil policy, in the maxim that millions are made for them, and not they for the millions who seek protection from them. A despotic monarchy may be adorned with what ever the most polished and artificial exterior can contri bute to gild the chain of subjection; but that state of so ciety which permits, whether through the medium of in stitutions or manners, the whole magnificence of a nation to be absorbed by the Court, is in reality a barbarous and unimproved condition. What is true in the total, is pro portionably true in the degree. An excess of gaudiness and physical grandeur about the person of the Sovereign is, in a tree country, not consistent with the essential spirit of the eneummity, nor with the severer dignity of the Crown. Regiments of bedizened Mode* and overgrown palaces, with acres of gingerbread galleries and ball-rooms, might answer well for a King of Spain, whose only greatness is that of possessing the bulkiest and most gorgeous edifices of the kind in Europe;' or they might have been in character for Louis XIV., concentrating in his own person the whole substance of the French Mo narchy. For indeed, it may be said of Versailles and of the Louvre, that, contrasted with the hovels in their neigh bourhood, and with the general poverty from whose plun der they originated, their , construction or decoration was in itself a disgraceful commentary on the genius of abso lute power. But in England it is a mistake of the Sove reign or his advisers to stake his dignity on such paltry appendages to rink. There is no wish, in any respect able quarter, that George IV. should be found in an ill furnished apartment, sitting with a pair of tallow candles before him, as has been related of a transmarine Pre sident, by some writer. , of modern travels. On the other band, with every wish to see a gentlemanlike and noble accommodation for his Majesty, we take the liberty to remark, that. the taste for palace building may just now be carried to a mischievous perfection. The dimensions of the Buckingham-house palace are unquestionably ample in the extreme; and to what purpose ? We are assured, ex cathedra, that the Royal fancy is in favour of compact and moderate-sized rooms—rooms appropriated to small and select parties—to chosen companions, or to solitary anti pleasing meditation, and all the other modest enjoy ments of secluded and sequestered life. We admire the taste as one which marks a refined and delicate disposition in our Sovereign, ut the same time one which might have been indulged with equal complaisance to his Majesty, and usefulness to a declining and impoverished revenue. If it • be said that ball-rooms, and presence-chambers, and anti- chambers without end, are fitting accompaniments to a fine palace, it ought to be answered, that within a very few years, that want bus been supplied in St. James s Palace, where a suite of Royal reception-rooms have been completed—with abundant space—and splendid furniture, not inferior in point of courtly accommodation, aa the Court Newsman frequently informed us, to any state apartments in Virope. Now it is but a step from Buck ingham-holm , to St. James's. Oeore 111. of blessed me mory, always look the truablo of movittir from the Queen's house to St. James's, to welcome his - faithful subjects in their dutiful attention to himself and his good Queen, and their illustrious family. This, too, was before any repairs or improvements were added to the old rooms in St. James's Palace. The upshot of the whole is, that at pre sent we could wish our Wyattvilles and other artists to display their accomplishments with a more direct regard to the King's Henna comfort, by finishing in the most per fect manner possible, and with the utmost expedition, that small suite of private rooms which are destined for his per sonal use, and to delay until better times the establishment of the huge range of State apartments, running Heaven knows how many hundred feet north and south, as they can only serve for purposes of ostentation, which His Ma jesty notoriously despises, or of extravagance, with which the people would willingly dispense. To the repairs and improvements of Windsor Castle we should feel somewhat less objection than to any town undertakings. Windsor is a national property, of great beauty and interest, and was far gone to decay. There we should merely hint at sober woo in the extent of the works, and solidity in the nature of them But it is most desirable that the expense of all the new e t kestructions should be laid at once before Parlia nient.—Times. .. These who reeellert tho Duke of Portland's celebrated Letter in 1801, a nd it s i i ijnrious effects upon the prices of the first necessaries o 1 life, w"11 agree with us in thinking that there is no subject on which Covernment should exer cise more caution than in sounding any thing like an alarm on the subject of any presumed scarcity (if provisions. To ascertain by due inquiry the real state of things, and act upon the knowledge so obtained with promptitude and ef fect, is their bounden duty; and in ting view there fan be no doubt but that the failure of the oat and pulse crops have been such as fully to justify the opening of the ports, as authorised by the Proclamation in Friday Gazette. — What we find fault with in that Proclamation is the state ment of presumed scarcity which it contains, which seems to,have been introduced by Ministers as their vindication for the measure, where none was wanting; and may have the effect of enhancing prices and extending alarm beyond what circumitances really justify: It was not necessary, for instance, to state that the potatoesrophad failed ; first, because that fact cannot yet be accurately ascertained, and because the mere announcement of it tends to enhance the price in the hands of the krower, without increasing the supply. In short, an apprehended scarcity (in which we do not, on the present occasion, put implicit faith), is rums of those subjects in which caution, amounting nearly to silence, should be used, and in Which prompt and vigo rous acting should supply the place of much discourse. It would have been sufficient, We think, for the Government to have opened the ports upon their own responsibility, and have reserved their reasons till the meeting of. Parli ament. If the Government is really convinced that a defi ciency of food is likely to exist, there are various modes of precaution which might be adopted of full as much, if not of more value than the imeortatio n of fo re i gn oats ' and pulse. One of the most obvious, and the near es t at hand, would be the stoppage of the use of grain of all India and Ame ,kinds in the distilleries. Another, the immediate importa., quantities, both from ti. lon of rice in large to the mbli i s a , .A third, a recommendation. . 1 a to use less r ne w and fancy bread, by the discontinuance of which e prodigious: Wing pro in the consumption of wheat flour would ourselves say that the irel-nediately ensue. We do not the contrar we so cautions are necessary ; on Pre • 1 t we have heard and seen, that cline& to think, from all t iii ect is over-rated. But what the g l o ominess of,thc i I?r"sP h Government credit, as we we would infer is, f olly t e I are bound to do, for the best sources of information, flowing t h e y ar e not doing that, upon their own , . t.: whole mi,for. enough. We observe that, as usual, the the seasons, The same tune,,,if it exists at all, is laid to are not 'lips which talk of the bounties of Providenced tt ibuting backWitfil h n artaigning its dispensations, iln r a t l r wider, to it all3ll' itkurNieghilut if they look a i , t e do the `ter t Ir t kkhifir that man has somethin g . to ' '4' *lvor as well psi ProYidence. wt , p? A itt, ~.._.-. , ..„1: , . --4,5w0r.... F . 0,0 • How many acres, do they think, remain uncultivated, from various causes, which would produce food for thousands ? And how many otherwise productive acres are made wholly unavailable by the devouring game which the lords of the soil compel their teniuits to support, to their indi vidual ruin, and the great injury of the community ? When Mr. Hume and other Members are moving for returns, we wish they would move for such us these; and the country would then see that there are resources at home from which it is shut out by causes which ought to be, and which speedily might be, removed.—Morran& Herald. We have made some inquiries concerning the Truth Teller of the Etoile, and the result is that it is not an Irish Paper, as some of our contemporaries have supposed, but a London Weekly journal, of which nobody ever heard till it succeeded in procuring an advertisement of its existence by one of the most extraordinary expedients we ever heard of. The Etoile continues its extracts from this notable production; and if it were not for the awkwardness of re translation, we should lay before our readers the extract which is inserted by the French journalist in his paper of the 4th inst. The lateness of the hour at which we re ceived the Etoik prevents us from attempting to procure a copy of the original; and as the Truth Telkr has pro bably its only circulation among the lowest classes of the Irish Catholics, we hardly think the article deserves any farther notice. The statements contained in it are evi- dently calculated for intellects of the lowest order. We shall, however, notice the pretended facts as a matter of curiosity. The advocate of the gaoler, finding that his ad versaries were also assisted by a lawyer, proposed that both parties should be left to themselves, without any legal as sistance. His proposition was adopted; but the ecclesias tical agent of Dr. Murray was allowed to station a judicial agent in the adjoining room to interrogate the witnesses, and send a copy of the result, to guide the Commissioners When the same witnesses were again examined on oath. Next day the gaoler exerted all his influence to prevent this arrangement from taking place, and he was successful in his endeavours; but finding, after all, that the witnesses were still unfavourable to him, he next objected to receiv ing the evidence of the prisoners. This objection, how ever, was overruled by the Commissioners; and he next objected to the admission of short-hand writers, lest an in correct account should be published : but the Solicitor, Mr. Townsend, would not agree to that; and the Marquis Wellesley being consulted, the short-hand writer em ployed by the Correspondent of the Truth Teller conti nued to take notes. The inquiry in this case was con fined to the means used to make proselytes ; but, even in that confined view, the accounts were frightful. Ten days after an order was sent from the Castle to investigate all the acts of cruelty and tyranny committed in the prison, without exception. The inquiry was adjourned, in conse quence of thisfor three weeks. Some very extraordinary facts were then brought to light; the barbarous instru ments used for torturing the Catholics were then disco vered. The gaoler at first denied the existence of any such instruments, but the blacksmith who made them was at length discovered. This person exhibited the models by winch he had made them, and declared on oath that he had rivetted them on the heads of the prisoners, supposing that the Government authorized such measures. The Protestant Chaplain of the prison solemnly declared that these things had been done without his knowledge. He detested such a system, and paid many compliments to the virtues of Mr. O'Donovan, the Catholic Chaplain. He said he had seen the instrument alluded to, and did not think the heart of mun had been sufficiently barbarous to invent such things. " What will the biblicals say," adds this most true of truth-tellers, "when they see, with their own eyes, the irrefrugable proof that means so iniquitous and so barbarous have been employed to teadh the beau ties of Protestantism and the advantages of private inter- pretation?" What will they say when they find that this biblical (the gaoler) has kept in solitary-confinement, on bread and water, for five days, an individual whose only crime was his unwillingness to helievo that thin Virgin Mary ever had .any children besides our Saviour ? Such is the abridged account oldie proceedings of the Protestant inquisition, and really we are at a loss whether most to ad, mire—the folly or the guilt of such calumnies.. If a gaoler of Dublin is to blame, let him bear the blame; but who will believe that any thing in the shape of cruelty has arisen from the Protestant religion ? The Truth-Teller •. may change his name when he pleases : England will know him in future by a different title from that in which he has made his debut.—Brilish Press. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. LONDON DIARY, FRIDAY, SZvT. 8. (At the Court of Commissiousrs.) T. and T. 11. Andrews, Tavistock-place, coal-merchants... at Baker and Abrahall, Nicholas-lane, wine-merchants M. Blood, Bath, surgeon H. Crusue, jun. Portsea, auctioneer E. Evans, Islington, linen-draper D. Evans, Marchmont-street, draper.. J. Gifford, Paternoster-row, bookseller N. R. Holmes, Fenchurch-street, hop-merchant T. 11. lltunphrey, Mile-end-road, stone-mason J. Hunter, Clifton, wine-merchant T. Jordan, Whiteeltapel, druggist J. K. Kent, Stepney, surveyor S. Lake, Alfred-place, Bedford-square, builder J. Maynard, Storey's-gate Coffee-house, wine-merchant W. Melville, Phoenix-street, Somur's-town, baker M. G. Needle, Wood-street, tea-dealer ' R. Price, Stepney, victualler W. and J. Stirling, Bow Church-yard, merchants Stanifortha and Gosling, Old Broad-street, merchants R. Warner, Cockspur-street, dressing-case-maker T. Wilkinson, West-square, underwriter S. Williams, Finsbury-square, merchant COUNTRY DIARY, FRIDAY, Sm. 8. W. Birch, Tiumet—Guildhall; Canterbury, Wakefield,.., at R. Burrell, jun. Wakefield—Court-house, Bolton M. Davis, Great Bolton—Mr. Pendlebury's, Derby Holmes and Edwards, Derby--King's Head J. Lane, Middlewitd►—Wellington, Rochdale R. Monk, Bispham, Lancashire—Office of Messrs. Richton and Co, Preston W. Monk, Bispham--Mess►s. Howard's, Preston P. Myers, Nottingham—Lion, Nottingham G, Palfreyman, Crag—White's, Manchester J. Price, Aston—Hotel, Birmingham C. T. Rimer, Souelumipton—Oftice of Mr. Callaway, Ports- mouth Saer and Co. Haverfordwest—White Hart, Narberth .1. B. Storey, Blamlford—Crown, Blandford T. Wagstaff, Bristol—Commercial-rooms, Bristol B. Wild and U. Saddlewortb—White's, Manchester J. Wolsteneroft, Manchester_Star, Manchester We lament to have to record the loss of that highly esteemed and valued Officer, Gen. Sir Harry Calvert, Bart. He died on Sunday night, at Drayton, in Buckinghamshire, where he had recently gone on a visit, after a very short illness. He was Lieutenant- Governor of Chelsea Hospital, and Colonel of the 14th Regiment of Foot. CURIOUS LETTER.—The following is given in the Sheffield Mercury as an authentic copy of a letter lately sent by a tenant to a landlord in that town " Augat 24 1820 dig__ pother dote Broak out At Fruit of the house for ---; " Sir I.h avot R o t e T o you T o no if I ham to have A sa ys Yor A greement was To Make that hinir dor hup and he says he shall Not stay At The house if it his not Brick e d op for it is verrey diselergreavel for Both sids if us or them Goes out We Carnt Lock the dor and if thire is Not to 13e one Pleas to send word for I have Chanch of A Nother bons And I Shall Take it at A Les rent 8 ° Pleas To send A muter Back And I shall no what To do For. if Thire is not front dors No Batley will stay for it verry iu. Convinent for others A well as me so Pleas To send ward ord as it may Bu finished so no moilitrolll me" •r r + ~i. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL..-::BAR.TROLOMEW RAIL--A few soiled caps, torn hats, blue eyes, &e. made their appearance at this Office yes terday; but it appeared in all the cases except one, that the parties had been intoxicated, and that nothing material or serious had reiulted, and therefore the utmost extent of punishment was, a fine of five shillings. In the excepted case, the man charged, had most ontrageously struck a person, lacerated his head, and bruised him in various parts. The injured man was taken to the hospital, and the assaulted was charged by the officers who had taken him into custodyt, Sir PETER LAURIE Committed the prisoner for want of bail, and bound over the °facet% to prosecute. The Magistrate thought it right to take this opportunity of stating publicly, that upon looking over the books in which the charges were entered, there did not appear to be half the number that there usually were on similar occasions. _ _ _ Thomas Neville was charged by John Hayes, an extra con stable, with horsewhipping him in the Fair on Monday. Mr. Neville and a friend were driving in a gig down St. John's street, towards the Fair, at five o'clock ; Hayes had received or ders from the Marshal not to allow any person to drive into the Fair towards the right hand from where he was placed ; he held up his staff, and desired Mr. Neville to turn the other way; but he refused, and Hayes took hold of the reins ; Mr. Neville then laid the whip about his shoulders, and jumped out of the gig, upon which the constable seized him, and conveyed him to the Campta. Mr. Neville in his defence said, the evening was wet, and he was driving rather' quickly', being anxious to get home to Hamp stead. He wished to turn to the right, but four fellows came up to him, brandished their staffs, took hold of his horse's reins, and refused to let him pass in the very direction Hayes now stated he wished the gig to go. He whipped his horse, but whether Hayes got between the whip and the horse, he did not know. There was another extra constable who corroborated Hayes's statement. _ The Magistrate was unwilling that the thing should he carried further. He thought the consktableslad done their duty, because it was most necessary that persons should not be allowed to drive in London streets, - and particularly when entering such a crowded place as Bartholomew Fair, at the rate of seven miles an hour. if Mr. Neville and the constables could settle the thing between themselves they should have the Opportunity. The parties then retired for a few minutes, and settled it. MARYLEBONE-OFFICE. —Yesterday, \ Mr. Francis Culp dell was brought before the magistrates, by Miles Jones, a Mary lebime watchman, for whistling in the New-road, near the house of Dr. Brookes. _ _ The charge entered in the book was for being drunk and die.. orderly, but which was not supported by Miles Jones, as will appear. Miles Jones being sworn, stated that .he observed the prisoner (for so he called Mr. Cundell).. coming up the New-road, between the Stingo and Marylebone Church, and he was whistling. So Miles Jones went up to him, and said, " I have orders from the Board to take any body to the watchhouse what makes a noise." Mr. Cundell said he was making no noise, but Miles Jones de clared he did make a noise, for he was whistling, and said to him, " If you did not whistle, I did." After this, M. Cundell marched backwards and forwards on Miles Jones's beat, like a soldier on parade, which aggravated Miles Jones, and he took him to the watch-house. "What, for whistling in the road?" said Mr. Giurrrrir. " No, for being drunk and disorderly," said Miles Jones. " Drunk," said Mr. GRIFFITH, " you have not said a word about that before; was he drunk?" " Oh, yes, your Worship," replied Miles Jones, " he was in a mischieful line of drunkenness." Another watchman, who had - obeyed the summons of Miles Jones's rattle, swore that the prisoner was drunk, and foamed at the mouth. In answer to the accusation, Mr. Cundell brought forward a stranger, who accidentally witnessed the occurrence, and he swore that the charge was groundless, and that he considered the conduct of the watchman very improper. A friend of Mr. Cuudell's also swore that he was perfectly sober. Four friends bad supped toge ther; they had taken neither wine nor spirits, but had partaken of two pots of porter, and when Mr. Cundell left the party, it was for the purpose of conducting a young lady to her home.— The officer of the night also swore that when Mr. Candell was brought to the watch-house he was perfectly sober. The tables being thus turned upon Miles Jones, he said he had received spe cial orders front th , i Court not to let people whistle, nor do any thing else, before Dr. 13rookes'e house in the New-road. ~ .Dr. Brookeql" said Mr. Gitterrrn ; " don't tell me of Dr. Brookes, nur Doctor wobbly slur.,,_ I can tell you if von bring Intel' another chargeliere, 1 will discarge you." Mr. Cundell was then sat at liberty. A young urchin, but an old offend-r, known by the name of China Bob, was placed at the bar, charged with stealing a watch from a lad, on the banks of the canal, in the Regent's-park. China Bob took the lad's cap by way of a lark, and offered to return it, if he would tell him what it was o'clock. When the lad took the watch from his fob, the young thief gave him hie cap, snatched his watch from his hand, and ran away with it in real earnest.— Although well known, he eluded the vigilance of the officers far more than a mouth, and was apprehended on Saturday. In his defence, he said the charge was all false; but Mr. Griffith (un fortunately for him) believed it, and he wassent to Newgate. WORSHIP-STREET, -- A young female, very re spectably dressed, was place at the bar, charged with as saulting a person, named Griffith., who represented himself as the guard of the Birmingham Eclipse coach. The complainant stated, that the female at the bar had been repeatedly in the habit of annoying him whenever he arrived in London. Her practice was to wait at the Pea cock, at Islington, or the Swan with Two Necks, till the Eclipse arrived, and the moment she saw him (the guard), to attack him in a most ferocious manner. She acted in this way on Monday night, and nothing could exceed her violence. His character had suffered mate rially by such conduct, and he feared that unless some re straint was put upon her he should lose Itis situation. He also feared that she would one day or other do him some bodily harm Magistrate—Pray, Sir, what are you ? Complainant—l am guard of the Birmingham Eclipse, and have filled that situation some time now. Magistrate—l suppose you have been connected with this woman, perhaps living with her as,your wife ? Complainant—l have known her some time, but I de clare most solemnly that I never lived with her as my wife. MAGISTRATE—Aris you a married man ? Complainant—No, I am not, Sir. MAGISTRATE-IVell, as the assault has been sworn to, I must bold her to bail, unless she can disprove what has been said against her. The defendant declared that she bad been taken under the complainant's protection six years ago, when he be came distressed, and alt her clothes (worth 700 she dis poied of to assist him, gon bli promise that Whenever for tune should smile on him he would restore them. She had been treated most cruelly by him, and be had actually beat her because she would not seek the acquaintance of gentle men. She was about to lay other improprieties to his charge when she was stopped by his Worship. However, she continued to state, that in consequence of all her little pro perty being gone to support the complainant, she had re peatedly, but 141 vain, implored him, to restore part, if not all to her, now that he was in a good situation and capable of so doing,—(H ere s h e b urst i nto tears.) The complainant denied all that had been advanced by her against him, and called upon the Magistrate for his pro tection. She was immediately held to bail to answer the charge at the Sessions. QUEEN - SQUARB.—Vesterday, Joseph Dickenson, and Elizabeth Costello, were finally examined on the charge of rob bing Ann Colley, a laundress, in the Vauxhall-road, of divers ar ticles, which were taken from a washing-tub, on the night of the 28d of August last. William Richardson, one of the dismounted Bow-street horse patrol, deposed, that heinet the prisoner Dickenson, at 4 o'clock on the morning of the 2sd of August, near Belmour-terrace, in the Vauxhall-road, in company with another man. The parties were then coming from th e bridge, towards the back of the tar race, and maki ng f or the W i llow-wa lk. Wi tness made haste to get to the othe r en d of the W a lk, w h ere h e f ound that the pri soners were watching him, and drew their heads back, when the witness ran up to them. In answer to tome questions which witness put, the prisoners said, that they had been late at the Coburg Theatre —too late to get home. Witness then searched them, but found nothing upon their persons. In the afternoon, at five o'clock, he found that Mrs. Colley's house had been robbed of linen, and Went after them. Thomas race, an officer, deposed to his tracing the articles to la house in Westminster, where the prisoners hail sold them. Wlll7 ..—trecomtnend it to yOui Richardson, in flAttres • to stop all auspicious olurrieters when you happen to meet with them. They cannot be out for any good, and they ought never to be out for bad. lam satisfied with the evidence that has been adduced, and therefore I.oblst send the female prisoner to trial for receiving the goods, knowing them ,to be stolen, and the male prisoner for stealing them. 'The property was valued at 205.,.n0t half its worth, and both the prisoners were committed•to Newgate for trial. Costello, the female prisoner, then exclaimed—" I thank you, gentlemen ; I am very much obliged to you." LAMBETH-STREET.--VioLanow OF THREE CHILDREN. —Yesterday three decent-looking women from Stepney, named Western, Gayler, and TOmkins, entered the office in tears, and stated to Mr. Wyatt, that they applied to him to issue his warrant for the apprehension of a man named Fisher, who had violated the persons of their children. The children, who accompanied the applicants, were three in number, and all of the most infantile appearance. Mr. WYATT seemed thunderstruck at the enormity of the charge, and asked what were the grounds on which it was preferred ? One of the females (Mrs. Western), in reply, said, that on Friday last her daughter, who was then present, informed her that Fisher had abused her some time before, and had attempted to renew hie diabolical purpose on that day; and that she was not the only victim of his vile propensities, for several of' the children of her neighbours had also been sufferers. On hearing the manner in which her daughter was treated, she went to Fisher, and accused him of his crimes; but he, though she did not believe him, denied them in the most positive manner; and for fear of their repetition, and to punish him for the past, she sought the interference of the Magistrate. Mr. Wyarr expressed his astonishment that the attempt should have been made upon the three. The charge appeared to origi nate in a conspiracy among the children, for even children could conspire ; he would therefore examine them separately, and thus see what account they would giie. Two of the children were ac cordingly removed, and the child of the first applicant, Mrs. W., was questioned. She said, that about a month since, Fisher, who is a sugar-baker, and lives opposite to her mother's, sent for her to go on an errand ; this she did, and on her return he commit ted the offence with which he was charged. • She here went into some particulars, which, from motives of delicacy, and their pecu liar nature, we forbear giving. When he had accomplished his purpose, he desired me not to tell my mother, for that it would be the death of her ; and that if any thing was found out, to say.that it had been done by little boys. Mr. Wvarr—While lie was doing all this, why did you not cry out ? The child—He leaned so heavy upon me, that he took away my breath. Mr. iVrArr—Did you tell your mother of what took plate ? Child—l did not then ; but when he began again at me this week, I told her of it; I think it was on Friday. Mr. WYATT (to Mrs. Western)—What reason is .there for say ing that he assaulted the other children ? Mrs. W.—When my daughter told me, they all mentioned it, and one of • them was present when he abused her. Mr. Wvarr—This appears almost incredible. It is scarcely within the bounds of probability that he should have been so in sane as to commit a capital felony in the presence of a thiM per son, and then perpetrate a similar offence on that third person, in the presence of that very individual who had just before, as you have stated, been the victim of his brutality. Mr. Wyatt here closely interrogated the child, and though she did not vary much in her statement, yet she answered with so much flippancy, as to warrant an opinion that she had been tutored in what she was to say, and that though Fisher might have been criminal, he was not so to the extent which her evidence went to imply. Mrs. Western's child was here removed, and that of Mr. Tomp kins brought in. She spoke in almost precisely the same words of the injuries else had herself received, and corroborated the ac count.of the last witness, of their having been each of them vio lated in the presence of the other ; she also said, that she had received similar instructions as to what account she was to give in the event of a discovery taking place, and that when the last wit ness had told the children and her mother of Fisher's misconduct, she did so also. The third child (Mrs. Gayler's), who appeared the most intelligent, stated, that old Fisher had not effected his purpose with her ; he had dragged her on his lap, and endeavoured to take improper liberties with her, but did not succeed. Mr. WYArr—Taking all the circumstances into consideration, the lengthened concealment, the subsequent, almost simultaneous disclosure, the similarity of the tales, which, from their close re semblance, bear the appearance of being preconcerted, and the nearly incredible iniquity of the party accused having violated one infant in the presence of_ another ; and when be had in this instance accomplishedhis purpose, committing the same offence on the other. I think that taking all these things into conside ration, the business has not assumed that prima facia: strength of evidence which would justify MI, in Wmtlisig a warrant for the ap prehension of the accused. A young woman of the name of Reeves, apparently about 18 years of age, here came forward, and said there was every reason to believe that the statement of Mrs. Western's child was correct, and especially as to the last assault.—This she was herself a witness to, and saw him put his hands underneath the child's clOthes, and lift her off the ground. He was also about dragging her up stairs, when she interfered, and at the expellee of a gown which was torn in the struggle, rescued her from his grasp. He was a man, she said, of the vilest propensities ; several of the neighbours' children had been injured by him, and he had, though unsuccessfully, attempted liberties with herself. Mr. WYATT.—This certainly gives the 'transaction a different complexion ; the children's account is by no means satisfactory, and appeared like any thing hut truth. Can you swear yon saw him yourself ? Witness.—Yeo, positively. Mr. Wxorr.—Then let her information be taken, and the war rant issued.—The information was accordingly taken, and the warrant placed in the hands of Foster, an active officer, who lost no time in taking him into custody. He will he examined this day. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. ARRIVALS AT ST. lIELRNA. , --The Catherine, Hocken, from the Cape on the 26th June; the Lavinia, Brookes, from Eng land, on the Ist of July ; the Orient, White, from China, on the 4th. &minas FROM ST. HIELENA.—The Catherine, Bockell, for orders, on the 28th June; the Orient, White, for Quebec, on the 6th of July. ARRIVAL. AT CHINA. --The Broxbornebury, Fewson, from Bengal, on the 14th of March. ARRIVALS AT THE MAURITIUS,--The Phoeian, Yrand, from Marseilles, on the Bth of April ; the Minerva, Norris, from Mar taban, Pegu, on the ISth ; the Governor Phillips, .Doulty, from Bengal, on the 19th ; the Guivava, Oakley, from ditto, on the 24th ; his Majesty's ship, Owen Glendower, Christian, from the Cape, on the 10th; the Sherborne, White, frcm Madras, on the 7th May ; the Elizabeth, Badger, from London, on the 19th. Slur SPOKEN WITII.—The City of Edinburgh, Milne, from London to Madras and Bengal, the 24th June, in lat. 27. S., long. 21. W. Extract from Captain Wm. Hays's letter to his owners, relative to the Honourable Company's ship Charles Grant being on shore: " The Charles Grant got on shore on the 11th of April, one mile to the north-west of Anjer, and got off again on the with loss of rudder : they were in hopes of recovering the main piece of the rudder, in which case it would be Unnecessary to, go elsewhere ; if not, she must proceed to Bombay. Part of the cargo was landed in good order, and hopes were entertained that it would not be necessary to land any more. " We received great assistance from. the Orient." The Ann and Hope, Kelly, from china, at Cowes, sailed from ditto 24th o f A pr i l, 1826 (for Amster d am ), B a y o f I s l an d s . The Prudent ( w h a l er ) was at th e B a y of Islands in February last. A COUNTRYMAN'S LIBERALITY. —A poor man, of Alfriston, named William Pearson, recently lost nine shillings, and immediately had it cried, with a reward of eight shillings to the finder, giving the crier six-pence for proclaiming it ! SINGULAR CASE. --A few days ago, as an inha bitanfeth Nottinghamsoofmething was passing through th e streets, he moving in his hat th at caused a cre t as he ed su s r o ge a o s n slight pain. On removing it from his head, a wasp was discovered, and immediately killed. The man then pursued his route, but 'shortly afterwards a l a h ou tem., Mr. Davison, it in , to ap c p a l t i i e s swe lli ng was raised upon the head; the pain grew d a lenitive, which relieved it for a time, and the in dividual was conducted towards home• but when he had reached Mr. Ward's, the • 1 - drughist, in Bridlesmith gate, the frenzy again returned e was a c c ordingl y i n .n l o en re ta a l l d 'a ist i r n a o ct r i e o taken into the shop, his head . was shaved, and addi tional applications supplie d, After some length of time the anguish abated, and the man was happily t restored to reasoo,--Nottingh am M Y. ercut THE MARKETS. (Front the Lioidon Neuf :Pike Cared of Tuoldto Corree.—The Public Sales hat week Went off 'betray ead a considerable proportion of the Coffee brought forward was takou in, St. Domingo at 525. and 51s. 6d. ; Cuba sold freely 61s. a 541. On Saturday and yesterday, the demand. for Coffee gristly revived, St. Doiningo sold at 525. ; and for a fine parcel 535. was refused. There were three public Sales this forenoon, 771. bags Foreign, and 368 casks and bags British Plantation Coffee ; good ordinary Hayannah (yelloW) . s3s: and 635. 6d., good ordinary Bra zil which sold last week at 475. 6d. was taken in at 50s. ; good ordinary St. Domingo sold at 525. 6d. We consider the pricer not altered since yesterday, but the market is exceedingly firm at an advance of le. a 21. since this day week. Rust, BRANDY, and HoLtaians—The Government contract for 150,000 gallons of Rum was taken at an average of a fraction above 2s. sia., and being for Rums 5 under proof, would tear to fix the price of proofs at 2c. bd. ; but the only sake since the con tract that we are aware of, are parcels 1 over at 2e. 4d. ; 5 0 " 2s. 44d. ; Jamaican 17 over 3s. ; and a parcel of 33 overitsetond hands at 3s. 7d. Brandies are firm at the improvement we stat ed last week. Geneva remains nominally at the late qUatationt; the quantity at Market is almost too inconsiderable to Ibt a market currency, est& no immediate prospect of supplice...—Tbere are no sales of Rum to-day, the nearest quotation of proof LOW& 5.. id. ; a parcel under peculiar circumstances is reported to be sold considerably under that rate. Brandies of 1815 have been sold at Ss. 4d. a 3e. sd. ; the quotations are , 1823 Landings 1824 Do. 1825 Do. SuoAn-The purchases of Muscovades last week were rate e r limited, the average about '7OO Ude. per day, yet such Was th general opinion as to the future prices, that the buyers. Who ea rns forward to purchase in the apparently languid Market, fond that the prices were rather higher than the previous curreoeY' The Sugar Market opened with great briskness this merniellt owing to the general favourable opinion as to the future Price* and the advance in the Refined Market yesterday ; theedelivtries fi•om the warehouies had also a favourable effect : there Were B°° Casks more than the corresponding week of last year, yet thestock has accumulated to above 7,000 Casks more than in 1825, ono; count of the extensive quantity landed last week. The filet vance asked this morning on Museovades was Is. per cwt. which was freely paid, and the numbers of tMyere increased as the day. proceeded. At the close of the Market we estimate, the ult . !: 1600 casks ; the advance 2s. per cwt. The Re fi ned Mira" continued steady till Saturday and yesterday, when a m arked ire' provement took place, parcels of large and small Lumps being taken at 80s., and we believe no Lump., even of the most ordinary descriptions, could be purchased under 795. the wholesale grocer' did not purchase extensively for the home trade, yet the pries, were higher ; the business reported in crushed Sugars sod . T . Bastards, was also limited. Molasses were brisk, 271. 6d. Pe ° The Refined Trade is again brisk to-day, particularly for •4 exl 34 : i l i t e descriptions ; 80s. has been paid for Brown Lumps. ! : ea close of the Market we do not think any parcels could he Pore"... at 795. The average advance on the prices last week 2ei s. a The quantity of Foreign Sugars at Market is inconsiderable, "d believe there have been no purchases lately. 1 allow last Hesse, FLAX, and TALLow-The deliveries of - .l ` k o e week were nearly 600 casks less than the corresponding w:eo. last year, yet the prices were not only fully shade higher, for parcels of yellow Candle here ~_8 7L0 , ":„,,ti I to and for late deliveries 375. 6d. In Hempand } lit - . sit , - the marked alteration. The letters from Peterehtull"‘Th is d in drought was so great, that 12,000 casks Tallow wort. the interior. The Exchange was a shade lower 91. , . , Wen Pnovisrows-Beef and Pork are without al arc the demand for the latter has subsided ; Bacon '704 B utte " at 2s. a 31. lower on account of the rains ; Irish 98s. ~.L the l a te !sumo-The demand for Indigo continues gem-- th this' 4 for O enl ElitY ooesn Pti : prices are fully supported. On Friday 200 chests sold freely St di : current market rites, or about 4d. per lb. higher than tbe I n Howie Sale. supperted, 1)140 :id: Li last week WEST INDIA Mote:sits-Parcels of fine quality 50.- at 341 .; ordinary at 30s. It is reported Bastards sr* 11111111 nte:y tured from those Molasses which pay 10s. duty, and the bon 1 on Bastards when exported is Vs. till Corrow.-The Cotton .Market was uninteresting last wok' ,na towards the close, when a revival in the inquiries took Owe' the yesterday the revival became marked, as the accounts from . manufacturing districts and from the Continent were very fivint able. The purchases for the week ending last night inclueivc ~I " :,' however, limited to 1,800 begs, the prices are without sal ie:" h . 610 Surat s 4/d. , a fir. ; 240 Range& 4id. a sid. ; 40 ( bit: 20 Alabama 7d. The increased dela' . e f l 1 o flj r 1 d C . ;. o I: os : BBwaei continues dia 69. ; to-day ; 500 Surats 4i.d. to 51d. ; 1 411 0 y O l e 6Fli n Bo es o w t .f ed aC i ::: th# 6 o d ren i : d l .ll B e n oa 7: 3l d: l . tti re f ni : S° : : tv 'l ir Rtcx.-The Sales of R ice •te da dh* Carolina 38s. and 40s. ; old at 355. ; Bengal white 17s. e! 6 ' . good Patna 225., and cargo Rice 12s. a 14s. The sales hale been very considerable. Oats.-Common Oils are advancing on account of the d ln r, supply; there are no accounts yet received of the result of i Northern Fisheries. Cod Oil 291. The arrivals of Silt ri " 411 extensive; the prices are rather lower. TOBACCO. The purchases of Tobacco for the week endl yesterday inclusive, are between 300 and 400 blls., fir"' P ar's ,: now offer under Sid. ; a large cargo of Stems, we believe, betl,, 400 and 500 klbu. have been sold, at 10s. lid. per 10011 ' " ni fest weight. no, nn Setcxs.-There is a renewal in the demand for I 'P , " Nut parcels offer under 41d. and 4id. Cinnamon, Cowie, en" oty *nevi are also much inquired after; Cinnamon of the first e i ti s., st 7s. per lb. Nutmegs of the best description sold yis te " b i Is. 4d. The Pepper in to-day's sale 119 bags good lu'll lehar sold Ito f per pound higher 41d. and 4-id. NV EAST INDIA SALE, 30th ult.-Sup ,„, r--Above .! --0 to to good yellow at 29e. a 31s. ; damp, 255. a 28.. ; * lute • lot middling at 321: 6d. a 345. 641. ; fine, 345. 6d. a Silk , or o. 89s. The whole sold freely, fully supporting th e Fee viisl eYs. pot Sugars of the above sale go off freely, at an sulvance o f • cwt. Rice is fully Is. higher. is 0 1 estimated at 245,0001. ; it is said the prices will Hon.-The picking has become general. The ' 11 " t i. and 71. ~.„ f a ir SALTerrnx.-By public sale this forenoon 5,08 9 bar quality, refraction 4 to 6 sold 20s. 6d. and 21te ,i' Ilait ee ' TEA.-The Tea Sale commenced to-day t the le- lk , out at , I ,L Coq . Boheas, common 14 . 5 4 d., fine le. 60 Is' ' 4 O n °.t a , 1 v i Coe , common 2e. I id. a 2s. 2d. Boheas are ld, Itni" ° eased I " id. cheaper. Nearly one-fourth of the Boheas Were re the taxed price. et sdeseee The letters from Hamburgh, read this morning ; ,lita u. oats be e in Sugars, Pepper, and Rice • also Corn much he ir '. advanced within a short period cent. pee cent. open a HAY MARKETS; Slur. 5. (At per Load (436 Thistles.) - .nteil a ST. JAMES'S. "".. '''''''' ilO LowlandMeadowltay f. 3 10to4 11l Clore:. Hay •••• '''''' .1 ,; 1 16 Upland Ditto Rye-grass Hay ~.. _ n o ... ...xcePl w " New Meadow Hay d en to. Supply moderately good, trade dull, and pr ices , the highest being still less current, as on Saturday. lO OJO - / SMITHFIELD. AnyX 4 9 it Lowland Meadow HaYX3 oto 4 0 Clover Hay ten° fl o e 0 -1 Upland Ditto Rye-grass Hay New Meadowl Hay leo ...-- A limited supply, and a briskish trade, at Saturday s q_____,,........ g 0 0 0n°a11;txratiwad.r.d.i..n.°1............. 1 1 ;00 2 - .1 0 BIRTH. On the 29th ult., at North shields, Mrs. R. Cft Wrig , 116 1)1 daughter. On inthe :t9hthullti,at iorw ofKi t whilst p a On the • 'lt r}aat elte rioK n l) ,e h .i l l am ofn , s t fv h ov e e l r te ,ch r oceic h ;:t a teled i li f i g : s , l) : :l l , ' ll y tt i o : t s m p i o n k e et ' t I t r o e ct ia t ? r d eef:o it Pthe Ca cha pta ra ii c i te A r ' Of On t h e 15 i n Cambridge, aged 28. b p i Perspiration, T. Palmer, Esq., formed's:of tog:lose was rs concerned weeks in an affair 01 honour, which took Plac e who was in Dublin: daughter of the late C . liaries liathman, 'Esq., of CalcOt ta • Printed and Published by M. YOUNO,-41-7the4Vs °ft ?40. 11,, Strand. ianceerbtegrau.":lncel.oomflohnis 'loo° MARRIED. On the Ist in s t., a t St. P a n c r a s Church, *Mr' John of Bush-lane, drysalter, to Miss Elizabeth Ilayw'r• • ejo l y, l4 On the Bth ult., at Bathwick Church, having bee t ". l e v. v r " married at the Roman Catholic Chapel, by the Rig° Baynes, the Hon. Henry Benedict Aruniel, brother of L° of path , del, to Lucy, only child of the late iiugh he, and grand-daughter of the late Sir Edward Smytilet 11*°' Oa the 4th inst., at Heston, George Bail/jet well Park, to Eliza, only daughter of the late Jult*" of Norwood Hope, Middlesex. ~:tc